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New World No. 1 Tiger Woods received some 30 text messages and phone calls in the short time between winning an eighth Arnold Palmer Invitational and visiting the Media Centre here at Bay Hill. Most messages were from very close friends and staff members. However there was one message or call that Woods hadn’t received but was expecting to reach his mobile phone and that was from new World No. 1 Rory McIlroy Woods said: “No, not yet.  But I’m sure to expect a call.” Victory in the event ...

Tiger Woods returned to World No. 1 in stunning manner with an eighth victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill. After a tornado ripped through central Florida on Sunday, Woods returned to play his last 16 holes and signing for an eventual three under par 69 for a 14-under par victory tally. Woods’ victory is his third win in five PGA Tour starts this season and he now matches a record set by the late Sam Snead who captured eight Greater Greensboro Open titles between 1938 and 1965. “I ...

Donald Trump and International Sports Management have formed a unique relationship which will further European golfing interests. The global business magnate, television personality and author has called in golf’s top management company as consultants for his growing golfing division. The Trump Organisation and ISM, whose clients include major champions Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Darren Clarke plus former world number one and Ryder Cup star Lee Westwood, will work together on various ...

Spain’s Sergio Garcia was a bizarre withdrawal from the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Garcia’s tee shot on the 10th hole somehow came to rest about 15 feet up in an oak tree, sitting between two large branches. The 33-year old Spaniard then used a motorised cart to jump into the tree to first identify his ball, and after a few minutes, hit a one-handed, back-handed shot back to the fairway, before jumping some 8 feet back to the ground. William McGirt was playing his ...

The 10th anniversary of the Tavistock Cup has been effectively reducted to an 18-hole Singles shootout on Tuesday. This is due to a tornado wreaking havoc to the final round of the Bay Hill Invitational at the nearby Bay Hill Club. Tavistock Cup officials indicated that with so many of this year’s field still to complete their final rounds in the Arnold Palmer, including Tiger Woods who held a three stroke lead at 12-under par through two holes when play was abandoned just after 4pm local time. So ...

Kiradech Aphibarnrat denied some of Europe’s best golfers to claim the rain-shortened Maybank Malaysian Open title in Kuala Lumpur. The burly Thai golfer was one ahead of former Masters Tournament winner Charl Schwartzel at the start of the day and under threat also from the likes of triple Major winning Padraig Harrington, fellow Ryder cup star Edoardo Molinari and Dane Anders Hansen. But the 23-year old Aphibarnrat held firm and even a bogey at the last could not prevent the big hitter carding ...

Tiger Woods vented his anger in bogeying his closing three holes on Friday to maul the field on day three of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Woods went back to his hotel room so furious in falling five shots behind second round leader he sat up all night watching TV coverage of the start of the NCAA basketball ‘Championship’. “I was hot, really hot for a very long time after how I finished on Friday, so much so that I sat up watching a lot of games last night,” said Woods ...